Adams, Alice
Description
Oral history interview with Alice Adams interviewed by Bernard West on 1978 December 14.Atlanta, Georgia African American woman who worked as a domestic worker for 40 years and retired in 1972. Adams, a native of Monticello, Georgia, came to Atlanta at age 14 (around 1932). Labor union memberIn this second part of her interview, Adams continues to discuss her life as a domestic, paying particular attention to issues of wages and hours. She also talks about her life outside of work and in particular about going to church and revivals. She also talks about nightlife on Auburn Avenue. Adams also touches on seeing soup kitchens during the Great Depression, attending baseball games, and obtaining medical care.
Sound
West, Bernard
Record Contributed By
Atlanta History CenterRecord Harvested From
Digital Library of GeorgiaKeywords
- African American Neighborhoods
- African American Women Household Employees
- African Americans
- Atlanta
- Atlanta (Ga.)
- Atlanta Black Crackers (Baseball Team)
- Auburn Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Baseball
- Decatur Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Depressions
- Georgia
- Household Employees
- Interviews
- Lakewood Fairgrounds (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Race Relations
- Religion
- Revivals
- Social Conditions
- Social Life And Customs
- Soup Kitchens
- Women